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Baseball (MLB):
As we near the all-Star break, Detroit Tigers' second baseman Ian Kinsler
(Jewish father) is batting .306 with 42 runs batted in and 10 home runs.
Rookie manager Brad Ausmus is leading the Tigers to a 46-34 won-loss
record, first place in the American League Central Division. Milwaukee
Brewers' left fielder Ryan Braun (Jewish father) has a .289 batting average
with 11 HR and 47 RBI. Kansas City Royals' third baseman Danny Valencia
has a .280 batting average with 4 HR and 8 RBI. Pittsburgh Pirates' first
baseman Ike Davis is batting .249 with 5 HR and 27 RBI. Chicago Cubs'
center fielder Ryan Kalish (Jewish father) is batting .242 with 4 RBI.
Minnesota Twins' center fielder Sam Fuld (Jewish father) is batting .215 with
1 HR and 13 RBI. In his first game this season after being called up from AAA
Sacramentto, Oakland A's first baseman Nate Freiman catapulted the A's to a
4-3 victory over Miami with a three-run homer. With one hit in four at-bats, he
is batting .250. At 6'8" (2.03 Meters), he is one of the tallest baseball players
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On the pitcher's mound, Houston Astros' Scott Feldman (Jewish father) has a
4-5 won-loss record, with a 3.92 earned run average in 78 innings in 14 games.
He has struck out 47 batters and walked 21. Josh Zeid has a 5.40 ERA in 15
innings in 16 games for Houston. Texas Rangers' Aaron Poreda has a 2-0
won-loss record with a 3.44 ERA in 18 1/3 innngs. Boston Red Sox' Craig
Breslow has a 2-2 won-loss record with a 4.39 ERA in 26 2/3 innings in 27
games. |
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Women's Basketball:
The Israeli Women's National Team lost to Bulgaria, 70-75, so they are out of
the European Championships. Shay Doron led the Israeli squad with 23 points. |
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Women's Golf (LPGA):
Morgan Pressel was tied for 23rd place in the Walmart NW Arkansas
Championship. She shot a 67 in the third and final round of the event, and
finished the tournament with a 5-under-par 208 composite score. As of the end
of June, Morgan has made the cut in 12 of 15 events she has played this year,
with a scoring average of 71.377 and earnings of $223,925. Of the 53 rounds
she has played this year, 26 of them have been under par. |
